Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-06-25
A DEATH DEALING WIND.
Grand Forks, Oak, Visited by a Terrific
Hurricane Which Does Immense
Damage.
Three People, and Possibly More Killed
and a Large Number Badly
Injured.

Grand Forks special to the st. Paul Globe,
June 16: Al o'clock this afternoon a hur-
cane OF unexampled fury came on the city
from the west, accompanied with hail and
darkness, le,ving in its wake wrecked homes
and business houses, and tearing down the
upper stories OF the magnificent university Of
North DAKOTA. The roar drowned that Of the
thunder and bent the young trees to the
ground, while on the river banks II uprooted
many large ones. For half an hour 1t ragged
with terrible ~ferocity, the air being filed with
eying boards, tin roofs and cornices, topping
chimneys and portions OF dwellings. No man
dared venture out to escape from the tremb-
ling buildings or see how his neighbor Jared.
The storm continued nearly an hour. All the
streets presented.
A D0LEFUL APPEARANCE
and were filed with wrcckage. The city hall,
the Griggs house, Devoy's middle temple,
Furres art gallery, Finke 81 Gocky's block,
and Tie Herald printing house we're either dis
msntled or had one side blown out In the
street. Many residences are partially torn
ssunder. Grosvernor d Coles machise
buildings are all torn down. Eust, Holt Il
Garner's hall was damaged and the valuable
plate glass fronts demolished at Franklin's
palace and other buildings. Most people
who had cellars tool refuge there. The Cadet
rink was totally demolished and the railroad
restaurant Of Climer's also, the inmates es-
Gaping miraculously. The train from the
north WAS blown from the track five miles out,
and many hurt. Drs. Duggat and Herman
went 70 the scene. The starbird residence
WAS BLOWN powN.
Mrs. Toilette, Mrs. Davis, her mother, and
Cora Starbird, aged twelve, were killed. Mrs.
Starbird escaped uniujured. Mayor Holmes
and Mr.. Mcclellan saw the house fall, and In
the midst of the storm commenced work with
axes TO cut their way to where the dying and
dead lay mangled. The house of Mr.. Tatton
was also demolished, Mrs. TsttoA being seri-
ously hurt and their little BOY and girl In
iured. Thee is not a tin roef Ia town unin-
jurel. Later from the university shows that
the cupela was torn of the west end and de
molished. The museum was destroyed, and
the roof also. The wife and four children OF
Jacob Andrews were badly hurt, and two are
not ex pected to live. The machine shops Of
the 81. Paul, Minneapolis aud Manitoba were
DESTROYED and eight or nine persons injured,
one fatally. Mayor Holmes has issued orders
to Marshal Hennessy TO look up all sufferers
and see that they are cared for. The train
from the north Is just in. One man is miss
ing, bat meme are seriously hurt. The storm
did not extend west very far, but spent its
fury in the city and to the north. Mrs. Camp
bell, Mrs. l.. ID. Bissell and a daughter were
BADLY N RI,
Mrs. Cam bell fatally. Mr.. Bisscll was AZ
MINNEAPOLIS. Mrs. Mcintosh, a neighbor.
was seriously nurt. Ali the wsunded and
homeless we're taken to the Northwestern
f.t ~ f.. l. H.
man Bennett. The train from the north mad
the cars blown over twice. Among the
wounded are Ed Anderson, proprietor Of the
scandinavian house. badly hurt on the head
and breast: Caot. Kennedy, Of Mimic, head
terribly bruised, now at the Richardson house
undergoing operation; George Bulge, slight
cut In the head; James TwOmbly, Of Mimic,
finger broke. La East Grand Forks the Me
Gallery mouse and other buildings were de-
stroyed. In the former Eric Gummessony Of
New York Mills, Mimi, was killed. His
head was crushed. Miss Mcconnell had an arm
broken. Another lady's leg was broker. Mrs.
Toilette, who was killed, was the wife OF
Charles Toilette, engineer Of the steamer
Pluck, Of Moorhead. walker saw and
plauing mills were damaged considerably
The storm did not 60 farther east than Fisher,
which escaped with the less of q vino
mill. The Andrews family had their
house literally torn to pieces and they were
carried 100 feet with dying timbers. The
mothers condition is critical and the child
rem are injured internally. Ed. Fsrney's
house was overturned, his wife injured and
tive children were carried $50 feet and net
hurt. One Of them, six years old, was car
ried across the railroad track and lay there
during the whole storm. John Bellaway, Of
Drayton, had his
SCALP BADLY CUT
and ribs broken. The cars which flew off the
track lay a few minutes and rolled over
again, which caused the injuries. G. A.
Myerstrom, the carpenter Of the st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Manitoba shops, Is danger
ously hurt about the head. His wife is at
Fergus Falls. The exposition building, cost
ing 81, 600, is scattered over the prairie. The
Catholic church Is nearly ruined. Halvei
Loyland, a student at the university, was
.tr,,cE he linhtninn md Killed TIE nniuer.